Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bhutan
Bhutan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 87.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bhutan is 87.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bhutan peaked at 87.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +10.6% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 75.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 80.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 81.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 85.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 87.5% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.9% | 8.9% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 49.9% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 81.9% | 87.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bhutan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Bhutan was 87.5% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Bhutan ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.